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The Great Barrier Reef
barely needs any introduction. It is certainly one of the most pristine areas
in the whole continent and arguably the nature’s most precious throne. This
grand stretch of reef which extends from Gladstone to the Papua New Guinea is
the most extravagant smorgasbord of vibrant underwater creatures off varied
shapes and sizes.
Want to explore the
Great Barrier Reef without making a hole in your pocket? Do it the natural way
by pitching a tent on an island.
Whitsunday Islands
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Almost twelve
delightfully sited camping spots are speckled on the islands of Hook,
Whitsunday and Henning. The second biggest of the Whitsundays, 53-sq-km Hook
Island is primarily a national stop and ascends to 450m at Hook Peak. There are
various great shorelines spotted around the island, and Hook brags a share of
the best diving and snorkeling locales in the Whitsundays. The resort itself is
a easy going and pocket friendly place.
Lizard Island
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Dazzling shorelines,
sublime coral and copious wilderness, yet for the most part you must land via
plane. The awesome islands of the Lizard archipelago are grouped only 27km
offshore around 100km from Cooktown. Lizard Island is a mainland island with a
dry, rough and hilly landscape offering bushwalking, shimmering white swimming
shorelines, and a relatively unblemished bordering reef for snorkeling and
diving. Except for where the extravagance resort stands, the whole island is
national park, so it welcomes anybody with zeal to explore.
Capricornia Cays
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The most prominent
camping here is on the cays of Lady Musgrave Island – a fabulous, uninhabited
island that is constrained to a maximum limit of 40 campers.
Lady Musgrave is the ideal desert island! This
mini 15-hectare cay 100km upper east of Bundaberg sits on the western edge of a
dazzling, turquoise-blue reef tidal pond eminent for its sheltered swimming,
snorkeling and jumping. A white-sand shoreline borders a thick shade of pisonia
backwoods overflowing with perching birdlife, including terns, shearwaters and
white-topped noddies. Numbers are constrained to 40 at any one time, so apply
before-hand.
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